A data collection probe is dropped from a stationary balloon, and it falls with a velocity (in

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A data collection probe is dropped from a stationary balloon, and it falls with a velocity (in m/s) given by v(t) = 9.8t, neglecting air resistance. After 10 s, a chute deploys and the probe immediately slows to a constant speed of 10 m/s, which it maintains until it enters the ocean.

a. Graph the velocity function.

b. How far does the probe fall in the first 30 s after it is released?

c. If the probe was released from an altitude of 3 km, when does it enter the ocean?

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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